Non-refillable bottle.



I. PINSON. NON-REFILLABLE BOTTLE. APPLICATION FILED APR. 30. I914.

JOSEPH. PINSON,

OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

NON-REFILLABLE BOTTLE.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Josnri-r PINSON, residing at Brooklyn, in and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Non- Refillable Bottles, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a bottle structure, and a particular object thereof is to provide means for preventing the re-filling of the bottle.

A further and more detailed object is to provide a separately formed member or device adapted to be held in fixed relation in the neck of the bottle, said device being easily applied in operative position after the bottle has been filled in the ordinary manner, but being incapable of removal, preparatory to a second filling, without hibiting evidence of such removal, said de vice permitting easy outflow of the contents of the bottle, but comprising parts for effectively preventing an inflow of liquid.

A further object is to provide means'in the neck of a bottle or the like whereby, when an attempt is made to introduce liquid into the bottle, a liquid seal will be formed in such relation as to prevent such egress of air from the bottle as would be necessary to permit an ingress of liquid into the bottle.

A further object is to provide means inthe neck of a bottle or the like comprising an outlet tube and a cup like member inverted and telescoped over the outer end cup like member be-- of the outlet tube, the ing held spaced both from the inner walls of the bottle neck and the outer walls of the outlet tube in such manner as to provide a liquid seal about the outer surface of the outlet tube when an attempt troduce liquid into the outlet tube from without, said water seal being effective inpreventing suchegress of air from the bot-.

tle as would be necessary to permit an infiow of liquid into the bottle.

A further object is to provide a valve for controlling the outlet 'tube from the bottle, and to adapt the cup. like liquid seal forming member to serve as a guide, and retainer, and guard, for the valve.

Other objects and aims of-the invention. more or less specific than those referred to above, will be in part obvious and in part pointed out in the course of the follow Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed April 30, 1914. Serial No. 835,401.

the county of Kings is made to in.

Patented July 10, 1917.

ing description of the elements, combinations, arrangements of parts and applications of principles constituting the invention; and the scope of protection contemplated will be indicated in the appended claims.

In the accompanying to be taken as a part of this specification, and in which I have shown a merely preferred form of embodiment of the inventionz Figure 1 is a view through the upper portion of a bottle constructed in accordance with the provisions of this invention;

Fig. 2 is a horizontal sectional view taken on 'the plane of line II-II of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 1, but illustrating the bottle uptilted to discharge the contents; and

Fig. 4C is asimilar view to Fig. 1. but illustrating a modified application of the invention.

Referring to the drawings for a detailed description of the structure illustrated, the numeral 1 indicates the neck portion of an ordinary bottle, at the upper annular edge of which is preferably a head 2, for a purpose presently referred to.

Within the neck 1 is positioned a tubular member 3 having an outstanding annular flange 4 overlapping the upper edge of the bottle neck. The member 3 is of such diameter as to fit loosely within the bottle neck, and is formed with a bottom wall 5 having an opening 6 formed centrally thereof, defined by an annular upstanding wall 7, which may be referred to as the outlet tube.

A metal cap piece 8 engages the annular flange 4 and has a portion depending about the outer surface of the bottle neck and being inturned to engage beneath the bead 2. Suitable packing rings 9 are interposed be tween the cap 8 and the flange 4:. The cap piece thus serves to retain the member 3 in relatively fixed relation within the bottle neck, and though the structure is very simple and easily manufactured, it is obviously impractical-to detach the cappiece without defacing it. The cap piece is preferably provided with a reduced opening 10.

A cup like member 11 is inverted and telescoped downwardly over theoutlet tube 7 so that its bottom edge is considerably below the level of the upper edge of the out drawings which are facilitate the action surface and the inner let tube. The diameter of the cup like member '11 is such as to permit ample space between its inner surface and the outer surface of the outlet tube, and between its outer surface of the m'embersS, so as to provide free passage of liquid outwardly from the tube 7.

he member 11 may be supported in any desired manner, andfor convenience is illusof spaced legs 12 extending between its outer surface and the inner surface of the member 3.

Within the space between the upper end of the outlet tube 7 and the under surface of the inverted bottom of the cup like member ll, is slidably retained a valve 13 of cork or similar material for closingthe upper end of the outlet tube. The valve 13 is carried by a cam plate 14, and a spherical weight 15 engages the cam lftforconstantly urging the plate to-close the valve 13. In order to of the weight 15, the Inverted bottom wall of the member 11 is made conical as at I It follows from this construction that if the bottle be tilted on its side, in an effort to introduce liquidfrom without, the weight face 16 and maintain the Willrol'l down the relatively inclined surp valve closed. The inclination of the wall 16 is such as to permit the valve to openonly when the bottle L is snificiently uptilted to prevent any ingres's of liquid, this position being approxim e indi a d Fig} 3- V members .3 and 11 may be formed of any suitablematerial, and ma be held within the bottleneck in' any approved ted or otherwise manner, either as illustr I I M 7 be separatelyformed and cemented or otherwise held in cooperative position. Y

As illustrated in Fig. 4, the member 3 may nser ed ee w th nt o t e ne and h upper end of the bottle beclosed by an orcork or the like, This is only. one

' of numerous adaptations which might be resorted to, the essential characteristic to be and valve ber'.

therefore relieved of pressure,

be prevented from entering.

be formed without the flange 4 and may be.

ferred to may be described as followsz'Assuming the bottle to be held in an upright position, as in Fig. 1, any liquid introduced into the member 3 will be resisted passage into the bottle through the upper end of the tube 7 because it will first fill the space be tween the outer wall of the outlet tube and the inner wall of the member 11. The member 11 being closed, air cannot possibly find its way out and the liquid consequently will The liquid being introduced may fill up the member 3 on the outside of the member 11, but within the member 11 it will not rise appreciably. This action takes place irrespective and in dependently of the presence of the valve and is effective in instances where the valve may become defective or should for some reason fail to operate.

It is seen from the above description that the device constituting this invention may be applied to an ordinary bottle or it may be associated with a bottle particularly adapted for supporting it, if desired.

t is also seen that the parts are of simple and substantial construction and may be easily and cheaply manufactured and assembled into a reliable and effective mechanism.

Though it is not intended that a quantity of liquid be always carried in the liquidseal-form'ing part of the structure, it however may be desirable, in some instances, to make such a provision. At all events, when the bottle is' once uptilted, and enough of the liquid will be held to provide the seal. the reason that it maintains the bottle hermetically sealed even after the stopper has een removed.

As many changes could be made in the above construction and many apparently widely different embodiments of this invene above description or shown in the accompanying drawing shall 'be' interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

It is also to be understood that the language used in the following claims is intended to cover all of vention, which returned,

This 1s of material advantage for ing a part extending into relatively fixed relation with the bottle neck, the cap member having a reduced outlet opening, a valve carried by said tubular member, and a guard for said valve disposed concentrically beneath the outlet opening of the cap member having an imperforate wall facing said outlet opening of larger diameter than said outlet opening, said guard having an annular flange depending from its periphery, and said tubular member being formed with an outlet tube extending upwardly within said annular flange.

2. A device of the class described having an outwardly projecting tubular part serving as a liquid outlet opening and being formed with an annular groove surrounding said tubular part, a cup shaped member inverted over said outlet opening having an annular flange portion depending into said groove so as to cooperate therewith to provide a liquid seal about said outlet opening, and a valve member arranged to rest upon the outer end surface of said tubular part for closing the outlet opening, said valve member comprising a disk of suitable material of a diameter to fit between the walls of the flange portion of the cup-shaped member, said walls being in substantially parallel relation to each other from their lower end upwardly to a point a short dis tance above the upper surface of the valve member so as to constitute guide means for the valve member, the inner surface of the end wall of said cup shaped member being concave, the upper surface of the valve member being also concave, and a ball shaped weight disposed intermediate said two concave surfaces being adapted to roll bodily along between said concave surfaces to urge the valve member toward closed position.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in'the presence of two witnesses.

JOSEPH PINSON.

Witnesses:

L. Gnssronn HANDY, ELSIE Wnrss.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Iatents, Washington, .D. G. 

